I'm confused about how to handle a payment to a property manager. Based on other reading and questions I've asked, you cannot deduct expenses related to your house until the house is "listed and available for rent". We made a payment to a property manager to begin managing, repairing, and renting the house in December 2017, but with repairs happening first, she didn't actually list the house until early January. Can I deduct the payment made to her, and if so, do I deduct for 2017 or 2018? Or does the fact that it wasn't listed until January mean nothing is deductible? Also, payments to her ARE deductible, would that mean any other minor repair expenses made after her service was acquired may also be as well?
